On 1/19/07, Mikhail Skobov <russianhippie666 at gmail.com> wrote: > i already have learned python and this is mostly a hobby but i also use it > in high school we had an intro to computer science class and then there's > c++ and java classes that i will be taking > > > On 1/19/07, Florin Iucha <florin at iucha.net> wrote: > > > > On Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 07:58:37PM -0600, Mikhail Skobov wrote: > > > Hi, do any of you guys know any C++ books for beginners because i was > > > thinking about starting to learn the language but don't know where to > start, > > > thanks. > > > > Do you know any other programming languages? Why do you want to learn > > C++ for? If you are a beginner, you might want to start with > > something more gentle, like Python. > > > > Back in the day, Stanley Lippman's C++ Primer was a good start. > > Bjarne Stroustrup's "The C++ Programming Language" 3rd edition is also > > fairly good. I learned C++ on my own from Ivor Horton's Beginning C++. I can't really say that it was a great book, but I guess it was good enough to give me a start. There are probably much probably better ones. But I didn't really learn C++ until i started working on open-source projects. So if you really want to learn I'd highly recommend getting involved with a project of some sort after you pick up the basics. Also, there's a free C++ book available online here: http://www.mindview.net/Books/TICPP/ThinkingInCPP2e.html I can't vouch for its quality, as I've never read it, but it might be worth checking out. -- jonner